CONSIDERING the Statute of the Tribunal ("Statute") as adopted by the Security Council under Resolution 827 (1993), and in particular Article 21 thereof;

CONSIDERING the Rules of Procedure and Evidence ("Rules") as adopted by the Tribunal on 11 February 1994, as subsequently amended, and in particular Rule 44 thereof;

NOTING the indictment against Mr Domagoj
Margetic ("Accused") and Mr Stjepan Seselj filed
on 10 February 2005 and confirmed by Judge Alphons
Orie on 26 April 2005, charging the Accused with
contempt of the Tribunal pursuant to Rule 77(A)(ii)
of the Rules;

CONSIDERING that on 12 May
2005, the Accused executed a power of attorney
authorizing Mr Zeljko Dumančic to act on his behalf in proceedings before the Tribunal and that Mr Dumančic
represented the Accused at his initial appearance on
14 June 2005;

NOTING that
Mr Dumancic fulfilled the qualification requirements
for admission as counsel pursuant to Rule 44 of the
Rules with the exception of the language requirement,
as such it was incumbent upon the Accused to demonstrate
that pursuant to Rule 44(B) of the Rules it was in
the interests of justice for the Registry to admit
Mr Dumančic as his counsel, and the Accused failed
to do so;

CONSIDERING therefore
that Mr Dumancic was not admitted as counsel to
the Accused pursuant to Rule 44 of the Rules;

CONSIDERING that
a declaration from the Accused in which he revoked
the power of attorney executed on Mr Dumancicís behalf
and stated that he would represent himself before the
Tribunal was filed on 28 September 2005;

CONSIDERING however that the Accused changed
his position on this matter, and as such, on 19 October
2005, submitted to the Registry a power of attorney
authorizing Mr Niko Duric to represent him in proceedings
before the Tribunal;

CONSIDERING that Mr Duric fulfills the qualification requirements enumerated in Rule 44 of the Rules;

NOTING Mr Duricís obligations under the Statute,
the Rules (in particular Rule 44(C)) and the Code
of Professional Conduct for Defence Counsel Appearing
before the International Tribunal;

HEREBY DECIDES pursuant to Rule 44 of the
Rules, to admit Mr Duric to represent the Accused
before the Tribunal, in case no. IT-95-14-R77.3.